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Carbon Dioxide Emissions by Type of Fuel

The reports below display total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) in Washington for the year 2005. All values are expressed in million metric tons of carbon dioxide.

Fuel Type Million Metric Tons of CO2 Emitted
Coal 10.6
Petroleum 58.8
NaturalGas 14.4


How Washington Compares to Other States

  • Washington ranked 38th in Coal CO2 Emissions by emitting 10.6 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide in 2005. The average for all states was 42.3 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide emitted from Coal.


  • Washington ranked 14th in Petroleum CO2 Emissions by emitting 58.8 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide in 2005. The average for all states was 51.8 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide emitted from Petroleum.


  • Washington ranked 23rd in NaturalGas CO2 Emissions by emitting 14.4 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide in 2005. The average for all states was 23.2 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide emitted from NaturalGas.



CO2 Emissions Expressed as Total Percentage of Overall Emission

The results in the charts above represent CO2 emissions in total million metric tons. The chart below displays the same data, but expressed as total percentage of overall CO2 emission.

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